Lemon Law · Model-year problems
2022 Tesla Model 3
What owners of this model year report to the federal safety regulator, the repair attempts that make a California lemon-law claim, and what a buyback covers.
Federal safety record
On file for 2022 Tesla Model 3
Public defect-investigation and recall notices on file with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. If any of these describe your vehicle and the manufacturer's repair has not fixed it, Song-Beverly may apply.
Federal safety record for the 2022 Tesla Model 3: 18 recall campaigns and 773 owner complaints on file with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Components named in owner complaints include: Forward collision avoidance, Vehicle speed control, Service brakes, Electrical system, Lane departure.
Recall campaigns on record for this model year:
- Exterior lighting: headlights
NHTSA campaign 26V507000 - Back over prevention: software
NHTSA campaign 26V283000 - Tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems
NHTSA campaign 24V935000 - Latches/locks/linkages: hood: latch
NHTSA campaign 24V554000 - Seat belts: front: warning light/devices
NHTSA campaign 24V376000 - Forward collision avoidance: warnings: external/pedestrian alert
NHTSA campaign 24V153000 - Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel
NHTSA campaign 24V051000 - Electrical system: adas: autonomous/self driving: software
NHTSA campaign 23V838000 - Steering: automated/adaptive steering
NHTSA campaign 23V085000 - Seat belts: rear/other: anchorage
NHTSA campaign 22V798000 - Visibility: power window devices and controls
NHTSA campaign 22V702000 - Back over prevention: display function
NHTSA campaign 22V296000 - Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel
NHTSA campaign 22V263000 - Electrical system: software
NHTSA campaign 22V235000 - Electrical system: software
NHTSA campaign 22V063000 - Electrical system: software
NHTSA campaign 22V050000 - Electrical system: software
NHTSA campaign 22V045000 - Electrical system: adas: autonomous/self driving: software
NHTSA campaign 22V037000
A campaign listed here may not cover every vehicle of this model year, and a covered vehicle may already have been repaired. Check your vehicle's VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Figures read from the NHTSA public record on 2 November 2026. Owner complaints are reports submitted to NHTSA; a complaint is not a finding by NHTSA that a defect exists. Nothing on this page is legal advice about a specific vehicle.
The statute
When a warranty problem becomes a lemon
These are the presumptions in the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act and the Tanner Consumer Protection Act (Cal. Civ. Code § 1793.22). Each applies when the defect is first reported, and the vehicle is still under the manufacturer's warranty, within 18 months of delivery or 18,000 miles — whichever comes first.
- Two or more repair attempts for a defect likely to cause death or serious bodily injury
- Four or more repair attempts for the same non-safety defect
- The vehicle out of service for 30 or more cumulative days for repair
Have an attorney read your 2022 Tesla Model 3 repair orders.
Attorney Advertising disclaimer: Prior results do not predict or indicate a similar outcome in any future matter. The information on this page is general information about California law, not legal advice, and does not create an attorney-client relationship. If you have questions about a specific situation, speak with a licensed California attorney.